Chuckanut Mountains

Fossils of the leaves of Sabalites campbelli , an extinct species of palm, in the Chuckanut Formation.

The Chuckanut Mountains ("Chuckanut" is an Indian word for "long beach, far from a narrow entrance") or Chuckanuts are located in the north of the US state of Washington on the banks of the Salish Sea , just south of Bellingham . They are part of the cascade chain and as such the only place where the chain extends to the coast. The Chuckanuts are considered part of the Puget Lowland Forest ecoregion .

geography

The mountain range is home to Larrabee State Park , which was designated as the first state park in Washington in 1923 .

geology

The Chuckanut Mountains were formed by the folding of the Chuckanut Formation (which primarily consists of layers of 55 million year old sandstone , conglomerates, shale, and bituminous and sub-bituminous coal) and the younger Huntingdon Formation above (predominantly shale and sandstone) as well as formed from an exposed part of pre- Jurassic phyllites . The chuckanuts are widely known for the leaf fossils from the tertiary era.

In 1988 an outcrop of metamorphic phyllites, green cherts and milk quartz was unearthed on Blanchard Mountain by a construction company. The outcrop is unique because of its unusually large chunks of stilpnomelane .

summit

 Map with all coordinates of the summit section : OSM

• Anderson Mountain - 3,364 ft (1,025 m) - 48 ° 38 ′  N , 122 ° 15 ′  W.
• Chuckanut Mountain
  • Blanchard Hill (Chuckanut Mountain High Point) - 2,300 ft (701 m) - 48 ° 38 ′  N , 122 ° 24 ′  W
  • Chuckanut Mountain-North Peak - 1,870 ft (570 m) - 48 ° 41 ′  N , 122 ° 27 ′  W
  • Chuckanut Mountain-Middle Peak - 1,940 ft (591 m) - 48 ° 39 ′  N , 122 ° 28 ′  W
  • South Chuckanut Mountain - 1,860 ft (567 m) - 48 ° 39 ′  N , 122 ° 27 ′  W.
• Galbraith Mountain (also known as North Lookout Mountain) - 1,780 ft (543 m) - 48 ° 42 ′  N , 122 ° 24 ′  W
• King Mountain - 551 ft (168 m) - 48 ° 48 ′  N , 122 ° 28 ′  W.
• Lookout Mountain - 2,644 ft (806 m) - 48 ° 41 ′  N , 122 ° 22 ′  W.
• Sehome Hill - 620 ft (189 m) - 48 ° 44 ′  N , 122 ° 29 ′  W.
• Squalicum Mountain - 1,540 ft (469 m) - 48 ° 47 ′  N , 122 ° 22 ′  W
• Stewart Mountain - 3,031 ft (924 m) - 48 ° 46 ′  N , 122 ° 16 ′  W.
• Toad Mountain - 1,085 ft (331 m) - 48 ° 48 ′  N , 122 ° 24 ′  W.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Washington Place Names - Search . Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 2, 2007. 
2. ↑ BP Cherry Point Cogeneration Project, Application for Certification Site . Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.
3. ^ Karen Sykes: Let mind and feet wander at lovely Squires Lake Park . In: Seattle Post-Intelligencer , March 21, 2001. 
4. ↑ George E. Mustoe: Stilpnomelane at Blanchard Mountain, western Skagit County, Washington. . In: Washington Geology . 26, No. 4, December 1998, pp. 3-8.
5. ↑ Anderson Mountain, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
6. ↑ Blanchard Hill, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
7. ↑ Chuckanut Mountain-North Peak, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
8. ↑ Chuckanut Mountain-Middle Peak, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
9. ↑ South Chuckanut Mountain, United States . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
10. ↑ Galbraith Mountain, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
11. ^ Node: King Mountain (356540397) . OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
12. ↑ Node: Lookout Mountain (356540502) . OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
13. ↑ Sehome Hill, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
14. ↑ Squalicum Mountain, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
15. ^ Node: Stewart Mountain (356549816) . OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
16. ^ Toad Mountain, Washington . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

Web links

• Chuckanut Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .

Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′  N , 122 ° 28 ′  W